...+-thalassemia protects children against disease caused by other infections as well as malaria.

Authors :: Allen, S.J.
O'Donnell, A.
Alexander, N.D.E.
Alpers, M.P.
Peto, T.E.A.
Clegg, J.B.
Weatherall, D.J.
Source :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 12/23/97, Vol. 94 Issue 26, p14736, 6p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 1 Graph, 1 Map
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Provides a prospective case-control study of children with severe malaria on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, where malaria transmission is intense and ...+-thalassemia affects more than 90 percent of the population. Risk of having severe malaria; Risk of hospital admission with infections other than malaria; Demonstration that children are protected against disease caused by infections other than malaria by a malaria resistance gene.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00278424
Volume :: 94
Issue :: 26
Database :: Complementary Index
Journal :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 41393
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.26.14736

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